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: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
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More intricate and intentional with his choices, Adebayo color-matches to the occasion, stepping out in a monochrome look wearing Japanese label Seveskig in a distressed, striped long-sleeve polo, B1 Archival khakis, and Air Jordan SEs.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
This meeting came at a polo match at the Rajasthan Polo Club, in which His Highness was playing.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Right now, Palm Tree Crew offers a collection of fan-skewed apparel on its website that is also sold at its properties and live events — hats, sweatshirts, T-shirts, hoodies, shorts, polos, rugbys and similar products.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Zara, 44, Mike, 47, Nacho, 48, and Delfina, 45, are all ambassadors for the Magic Millions, a two-week equestrian extravaganza of horse racing, yearling sales and competitions in polo and showjumping in a carnival-style environment.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
This meeting came at a polo match at the Rajasthan Polo Club, in which His Highness was playing.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Right now, Palm Tree Crew offers a collection of fan-skewed apparel on its website that is also sold at its properties and live events — hats, sweatshirts, T-shirts, hoodies, shorts, polos, rugbys and similar products.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Zara, 44, Mike, 47, Nacho, 48, and Delfina, 45, are all ambassadors for the Magic Millions, a two-week equestrian extravaganza of horse racing, yearling sales and competitions in polo and showjumping in a carnival-style environment.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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polo
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po·lo
ˈpō-lō 
: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball
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